Fire Closes Los Angeles WCAB Office

The California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board office in downtown Los Angeles closed Monday because of a fire at a nearby building. The board will reopen today, said Division of Workers' Compensation spokeswoman Susan Gard. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, the fire broke out in a two-story structure at 4th Street and Broadway at about 5 a.m. Monday. The fire forced the closure of the northbound 4th Street exit on the 110 Freeway and portions of Broadway and Spring Street, the Times said. Gard said her agency does not know if any employees who were hurt. She said the...